OCHA Sudan: Humanitarian Access Situation Report

TWENTY aid workers have been killed in Sudan this year. Violence against humanitarians and assets continues, including looting of aid trucks, offices and drivers that curtail the capacity of humanitarian organisations. More than 200 visas were pending for international staff in Aug and Sep. More:

Sudan Humanitarian Access Situation Report (August - September 2023)
Source OCHA via ReliefWeb
Dated Monday, 30 October 2023 - here is a copy of the report summary:

This report is produced by OCHA Sudan in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 1 August to 30 September 2023. The next report will be issued in November 2023.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Since fighting erupted on 15 April, Sudan is experiencing a large-scale humanitarian crisis, with half the population – 24.7 million people in need of humanitarian aid and protection. Around 5.3 million people have been displaced within Sudan and to neighbouring countries.

• Millions of people particularly in Khartoum, Darfur and Kordofan lack access to basic services, such as food, water, shelter, health, and education.

• Reaching those in need in partially accessible and hard-to-reach areas, remains extremely difficult due to ongoing insecurity, and lack of commitment by the parties to the conflict to provide safe passage.

• Relief operations through cross-border and across Sudan are scaling up.

• Access and civil-military negotiations have led to a number of successful interventions, resulting in the delivery of 62,546 MT (1,381 trucks) of relief items in August and an additional 36,988 MT (840 trucks) in September targeting displaced communities. The planned movement of 786 MT (21 trucks) to Kordofan and Darfur states has been cancelled due to insecurity.

• The cross-border response from Chad complements the in-country response in Sudan by providing additional assistance to people in need in Darfur. At the end of September, the movement of 47 trucks carrying a total of 1,217 metric tons of critical humanitarian supplies had been successfully facilitated.

• However, a number of operational obstacles remain that impede a rapid scale-up of aid from reaching those in need, including: operating in Sudan poses a high risk, as seen through the 20 aid workers killed this year. Violence against humanitarian personnel and assets continues, including looting of aid trucks, offices and drivers that curtail the capacity of the humanitarian organizations.

• Bureaucratic and administrative impediments (BAIs) prevent the UN and INGOs from delivering aid effectively to the affected population. BAIs impact hiring of international staff, deployment of technical teams, and delivering supplies into and across Sudan. More than 200 visas were pending for international staff in August and September.

• Lack of funding is another impediment to the response. A total of US$2.6 billion is required to deliver lifesaving assistance and protection services to 18.1 million people this year. The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) is 31.7 per cent funded. Additional funds are urgently needed, including for the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF), which supports national NGOs on the frontline of the response

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View full report: https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-humanitarian-access-situation-report-august-september-2023

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